Luck, Brady both excelling despite losing top receivers

9:09 PM,
Jan. 8, 2014

With Reggie Wayne out, LaVon Brazill has become an important target for Andrew Luck.

Written by

Stephen Holder
Indianapolis Star

Tom Brady and Andrew Luck will be mentioned in the same breath countless times before the quarterbacks meet in Saturday's AFC divisional playoff game.

Whether they should be is a matter of preference, given the unavoidable fact that Brady has won two Super Bowl MVP awards and is destined for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, while Luck, though a fabulous player, is in just his second pro season.

But there is one area in which the two are quite comparable: Their ability to excel in spite of difficult circumstances is a reason they're still alive in the postseason. ...